Good is not in the city.

When Bai Yan received the secret letter, different battle reports were also sent to Bai Yan's mansion and the county guard's mansion.

"City Commander Peng Yi, meet the county guard!"

"Chengcheng Gansi, meet the county guard!"

Under the pavilion, two men wearing official uniforms of the Qin State bowed their hands to Yang Duanhe.

Yang Duanhe took the bamboo slips, picked out the picture and saw Peng Yi and Gan Si coming, smiled, put down the bamboo slips, and raised his hand to the two of them to return the salute.

"Sit down! Don't be polite! ”

Yang Duanhe said.

While speaking, Yang Duanhe looked at the two who knelt down, and then handed the bamboo slip to Peng Yi.

"There is news from Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng that the army of the Xiongnu has begun to attack these two important places yesterday and wants to go south from these two places!"

Yang Duanhe said.

Peng Yi took the bamboo slip and looked at the content on it, his cheeks and eyes gradually became solemn.

"The Xiongnu really took the opportunity to go south in a vain attempt to plunder Yanmen!"

Peng Yi put away the bamboo slips, and then handed them to Gan Si beside him.

"Yang Junshou, now that the Huns are going south, then there must be preparations, and we should have arranged it earlier, with the fallacy of humble duties, the Yanmen year has only experienced a great drought in front of it, and the fields are full of corpses, and now we should gather all the surrounding cities and towns, only in this way, once Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng are lost, we can also resist the Hun army!"

Peng Yi looked up at Yang Duanhe, raised his hand and said.

As Yanmen County, the county is a city order that governs well and has no city, Peng Yi naturally has the ability, even if it is due to the reason of the Shi clan, Peng Yi, who was born in the Shi clan, has far more knowledge than ordinary people, so in the face of the current Huns going south, Peng Yi naturally will not choose to be captured.

"Yanmen Mountain, Pingcheng!"

After Gan Si finished reading the bamboo slips, his expression was extremely nervous, but compared to the fear of the Huns, at this moment Gan Si was thinking frantically in his mind, how to make a plan for Yang Junshou and resist the Huns.

The young Gan Si was born in the famous Gan family, but the decline of the family made the young Gan Si busy moving around the relationship, and then starting from the bottom to achieve the most important jump, which is the most important step in life, or relying on the connections of the Lu family before.

The most critical step from the magistrate to the official is to step into the city, this is the most critical step to improve, but it is difficult to stump countless people, look at the previous famous brigade in Xianyang, it is clear that how many years have not taken this step, the reason is that Xianyang needs to raise a brigade to stabilize people's hearts, there have always been rumors, there are two brigades have the opportunity to fill the vacancy of Chengcheng, but helplessly, twice, without exception, have met people from famous families, transferred to Xianyang from other places.

Maybe the third time, the fourth time, will be like this, after all, Xianyang is the capital of the Qin State, and every official position in Xianyang is very important and has great power.

And so it goes.

Gan Si, who has always relied on relationships, knows that after becoming a Shangcheng Cheng, the rest depends on his ability and whether he has the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, if he does not have the opportunity, he can only rely on staying up year after year, or even more than ten years, twenty years before he has the opportunity to take another step.

Gansi, who knew this, was nervous and scared when he learned that the Xiongnu were going south, but he was more eager for this opportunity.

"Gan Si dares to ask the county guard, how many defenders are there in Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng, and Gan Si is willing to lead troops to reinforce and defend the important place!"

Gansi couldn't think of any good way, leading the troops to fight, and scheming on the battlefield were not Gansi's strengths, but Gansi was unwilling to lose the opportunity, so in a hurry, he gasped directly, and expressed his ambition to Yang Duanhe, willing to lead the troops to Yanmen Mountain or Pingcheng, defend the city to the death, and swear to resist the Xiongnu army.

Inside the gazebo.

Yang Duanhe heard Gan Si's words, and looked at Gan Si with some surprise, Yang Duanhe was naturally very familiar with this good city, and he also knew that Gan Si was a famous Gan family, and he was bent on revitalizing the Gan lintel again, but what Yang Duanhe didn't expect was that Gan Si even dared to lead the troops to the battlefield, which had to make Yang Duanhe, who had been in Rong Ma for half his life, have a good impression of him.

However, for Gan Si's mind, Yang Duanhe shook his head.

"No need, the county lieutenant Bai Yan has already led the side cavalry to defend Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng!"

Yang Duanhe said, and told the two of them about Bai Yan's affairs in Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng.

Peng Yi and Gan Si, who heard the news, suddenly showed surprised expressions and looked at each other in shock.

Bai Yan in Yanmen Mountain?

The news that has been circulating outside the city is actually true!!

"Elder Yang! When did the lieutenant return? ”

Peng Yi heard that Bai Yan was in Yanmen Mountain, and his heart suddenly felt relieved, with Bai Yan in Yanmen Mountain, and he was prepared in advance, presumably the Huns must have returned in vain.

When Gan Si learned of Bai Yan's news at this time, he also smiled bitterly.

"A few days ago!"

Yang Duanhe said, and then looked at the two.

"The old man called the two of you over today, that is"

Yang Duanhe slowly said the things he wanted to instruct, basically some aftermath matters, Yang Duanhe was naturally clear about Bai Yan's ability to lead the troops, and when he learned yesterday that there were enough troops to guard Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng, Yang Duanhe knew that Yanmen was safe.

But just when Yang Duanhe explained things.

Suddenly.

A servant hurried over, followed by Mi Jing.

Seeing Mi Jing, Yang Duanhe was not surprised, although Mi Jing went to find Bai Yan before, but judging from the letters in the back, calculating the time, Mi Jing did not stay in the camp for long, and was going to return.

"Can Master Mi see Bai Yan?"

Yang Duanhe got up and smiled at Mi Jing and said.

If Peng Yi was respectful when facing Yang Duanhe, then when facing Mi Jing, the two of them were afraid and flattering, and even a little flattering.

No wonder others, Yang Duanhe's position as a county guard can only appoint and dismiss officials in the entire county except for the city order, the imperial history, and the county lieutenant, Peng Yi is the city order, Yang Duanhe has no right to recall, it can only be ordered by Xianyang, and the imperial history is the official in charge of these, and any dismissal is ordered to be sent to Xianyang after the imperial history is written.

Therefore, Peng Yi was afraid from the bottom of his heart, and Mi Jing remembered his flaws in private, and quietly ordered someone to send him to Xianyang in the future.

"I was fortunate to see it, General Bai really lived up to his reputation!"

Mi Jing raised his hand to Yang Duan and Ji Li, talking and laughing, with a satisfied smile on his face.

After finishing speaking, Mi Jing also returned the salute to Peng Yi and Gan Si.

In Shanwucheng, that is, these few people are high-ranking officials, so they are often seen by Mi Jing, and they are not strangers.

Between words.

Mi Jing told the events of that day, and then soon learned that the news of the Xiongnu attack came from Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng.

"Hey, the Huns really attacked Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng!"

Mi Jing looked surprised, and then sighed.

This made Mi Jing can't help but think of what Bai Yan said that day in his mind, no wonder Jing Qi and Zhao Wushang talked about Bai Yan when they returned, whether it was their expressions or their eyes, they were unprecedentedly dignified, even worried.

"Oh, listening to Lord Mi's words, Lord Mi has already guessed, so he went to the camp to see the county lieutenant!"

Peng Yi listened to Mi Jing's words, and instantly made up a lot of pictures in his mind, and said with a smile.

When Mi Jing heard this, she couldn't hear Peng Yi's extraneous meaning, as well as her desire to please him, but for this matter, Mi Jing would not be stupid enough to really say that she had speculated by herself, and went to give Bai Yan advice, if she really said that, she was afraid that she would lose face in front of Yang Lao in the future and lose her father's face.

Mi Jing shook her head.

"No, it's the words of General Bai in the past!"

Mi Jing explained that for this Peng Yi, Mi Jing did not blame, on the contrary, Mi Jing would prefer to see as many people as possible.

Gan Si heard Mi Jing's words, and looked at Peng Yi on the side quietly. Or that he is too timid and lacks courage, like when facing Mi Jing, it is like reducing his intelligence.

"But it's strange to say!"

While thinking about it, Gan Si suddenly heard Mi Jing's words come again, so he looked at Mi Jing, and when he saw a puzzled expression on Mi Jing's face, Gan Si was a little surprised.

Yang Duanhe and Peng Yi also looked at Mi Jing, not understanding what Mi Jing was talking about.

Under the gaze of the three of them, Mi Jing looked up at the three of them, and then looked at Yang Duanhe.

"When he was in the camp, General Bai told Zihui that he had a vague premonition that the Xiongnu would probably not attack Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng, but would send a large army to attack Yishui!"

Mi Jing told him about the events of that day, and these were all told to him by Bai Yan himself.

"Easy water?"

"Bai Yan said that the Xiongnu might attack Yishui?"

Gan Si and Yang Duanhe heard Mi Jing's story, and their faces were full of puzzlement.

Only Peng Yi suddenly looked at Mi Jing, and then he didn't know what he wanted to write, his expression seemed to be emotional, and he seemed to be happy, and it seemed to be something else, and his expression was fleeting.

That's when it happened.

Suddenly in a hurry, the dusty soldiers ran over, and under the leadership of the servants, they walked to the pavilion and knelt in front of Yang Duanhe.

"The county guard! Yishui came with news that two days ago, no less than 50,000 Huns appeared north of Yishui! ”

The soldier said to Yang Duanhe.

Gan Si and Mi Jing, who learned the news, all widened their eyes, looked at the soldier with extremely shocked eyes, and then looked at each other and looked at Yang Duanhe.

Several people were quiet at the moment, you know, just a few breaths ago, Mi Jing Fang personally said what Bai Yan had said, and just a few breaths later, the news that the Xiongnu army had arrived north of Yishui came.

This!!!!

That Bai Yan, is he really like a god?

At this moment, Mi Jing was extremely messy, her mind was full of confusion, Mi Jing knew that Jing Qi and Zhao Wushang would definitely be the same as him when they learned about this situation at night.

"Someone!"

Yang Duanhe was the most calm among the several people, but at this moment, Yang Duanhe's brows were also slightly furrowed.

Pingcheng.

At the head of the city, soldiers wearing clothes and armor and holding longbows stood beside the city road wall, looking at the Hun army in the distance outside the city with vigilant eyes.

At this moment, the city is covered with men wearing side rider armor, but if you look closely, you can vaguely see that there are many old and young among them, which is obviously a little different from the famous side riders before, at this moment, those people are injured, either holding stones, or there is a log standing in front of them.

"General, the Huns have retreated!"

As a border cavalry soldier saw thousands of Huns in the distance, it receded like a tide, and he quickly turned his head and said to General Yu He.

Yu He nodded, he naturally saw the Huns retreating in the distance.

From the very beginning, Yu He knew that the Xiongnu who came to Pingcheng were just a feint, except for the first day of the attempt, the Huns had been waiting and watching.

"Send out the Cavalry!"

Yu He opened his mouth to instruct, and after speaking, he turned around, and walked towards the stairs of the city road in the distance among the countless men wearing side riding clothes.

"The Huns really retreated! That's great! ”

"Look, it's really gone!"

In the city road, all the old and young, after seeing the Huns leaving in the distance, they all showed a smile for the rest of their lives, breathed a sigh of relief, and then discussed with each other.

Previously, although General Yu He had been telling them that Pingcheng was safer than Woyang here, they didn't believe it, and they were still very afraid that it was because of the lack of troops, so they let them come to Pingcheng to defend it, even if General Yu He said that it was the order of the county lieutenant Bai Yan, everyone was still skeptical.

Although the county lieutenant Bai Yan personally investigated and dealt with the plundering and sold and saved countless people in Yanmen, although it was also the county lieutenant Bai Yan, when the Yanmen drought was at the beginning, he wrote to Xianyang and asked for grain relief.

But when the past goes back to the past, when the Xiongnu go south, there are still many people who are afraid that because of the lack of troops, Bai Yan will order them to go to the battlefield.

After all, at the end of the day. They are not Qin people, but Zhao people!

And in the final analysis, Zhao Ren still has hatred with Bai Yan, or Bai Shi.

At the beginning of the Battle of Changping, Qin State Wu Anjun Bai Qi ordered the killing of more than 200,000 Zhao State troops, and it was impossible for the Zhao people to forget, and Bai Yan could not be unclear.

Therefore, as Zhao people, they naturally dare not fantasize that after Bai Qi, Bai Yan, who was born in the Bai family, can treat them Zhao people like he did in Shangjun of Qin State, and they only hope that Bai Yan will not treat them Zhao people as people like his ancestor Bai Qi.

Now.

Looking at the Hun army that had all left in the distance, everyone's anxiety had finally stabilized.

It seems that Bai Yan really didn't deceive them.

Come to think of it.

Countless people wearing side riding armor are full of joy and at the same time, they are a little complicated.

Recalling that after Bai Qi killed more than 200,000 Zhao people in Changpingkeng, some middle-aged people and the elderly still remember the scene of the city crying, and the sound of the city crying vividly.

However, to this day, Bai Yan of the Bai clan also does not know how many Yanmen people he has saved, except for the plunder, when there is a drought, it is also Bai Yan who writes to Xianyang.

This kind of hatred from decades ago, along with the gratitude in the heart, made every people's face show a complicated look.

Inside the city.

Yu He walked down the city tower with a group of cronies, and at this moment, the streets in the city were densely packed with people wearing side riding armor, but the difference from the city tower was that if you looked closely, many of the faces covered with dust were women's faces.

"General Yu!"

Pingcheng City Commander Xiang Tuo, and Wocheng City Commander Zhao Jie, the two saw Yu He and stepped forward to salute Yu He.

"Well, tell everyone, just say that the Huns have retreated!"

Yu He said to Xiang Tuo and Zhao Jie.

When Xiang Tuo and Zhao Jie heard Yu He's words, they naturally understood what they meant, nodded hurriedly, and then turned around.

At night.

Originally, when they heard the news of the retreat of the Huns, the city was full of joy, but when they learned that they could not go home, the people of Woyang were completely dumbfounded, not to mention the people of Woyang, even the people who were originally in Pingcheng, they were all confused.

Why did the Huns retreat, and the people of Woyang couldn't return home? Listen to the saying that you will go south tomorrow?

And as for why the people of Woyang were allowed to wear the clothes and armor of the side rider, various rumors began to circulate in the city, and nearly half of them were afraid that after the side rider surrendered to the Qin State, he was also directly dug a pit and killed by Bai Yan like his ancestors, so when the Xiongnu went south, Bai Yan did not have enough soldiers, so they let the people of Woyang pretend.

This is the most widespread rumor, after all, the people of Woyang, most of whom are poor, have survived the drought, either working or in Wocheng's home.

And once they are suspicious, even if they see Yu He and many side riders, they can't dispel the stubbornness of the people.

As for the rest of the people, in addition to most of the miscellaneous people, there are also a very small number of people, thinking about whether Bai Yan has secretly transferred troops to Yishui, preparing to destroy the Yan Kingdom in one fell swoop, and there are even a few people among them, guessing whether Bai Yan speculated that the Xiongnu saw that there was a large army in Pingcheng and could not attack it, so they would definitely go to Yishui, so they transferred troops to the past in advance to take precautions.

But without exception, no one would think about where to go to Woyang, because everyone knew where the army of Qin was attacking Yan in the direction of Yishui in the east of Daidi.

Day 2.

With the sunrise, a few officials on horseback in the direction of Shanwu City, hurried to Pingcheng, an hour later, the south gate of Pingcheng, which had been closed, finally slowly opened, and the mighty side cavalry army walked in the direction of Shanwu.

From a distance, the cavalry army seemed to be in a hurry, and the appearance of swarming away was very embarrassing, I don't know if it was because of exhaustion or because of what.

And in the mountains of Daidi in the east, such a scene naturally reflected the eyes of several Huns hiding in the forest.

The Huns led by the Huns looked at the half of the border cavalry army after leaving Pingcheng, and a smile appeared on the corner of their mouths.

"Let's go, go tell the leader, you can have someone go to inform Shan Yu!"

The Hun man said.

This Huns knew that as long as some of the side riders stayed in Pingcheng and Yanmen Mountain, and the rest of the side horses had to go to the aid of Yishui, their Hun tribe could completely force the Yunzhong Pass, and then go straight down from the clouds and return to Yanmen.

Under the top of the mountain.

The Xiongnu took a few tribesmen, took out the horses that had been prepared in a very hidden place, and after riding the horses, they began to rush to the north.

(End of chapter)